Illuminated sign.



M. NORDEN.

ILLUMINATED SIGN.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT.19,1908.

912,721. Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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ILLUMINATED SIG-H.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed September 19, 3.908. Serial li o. 1553.855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Monrninn NORDEH, a citizen of the United States,residing at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented an Improvement in illuminated Signs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention relates to an illuminatedsign and particularly tothat class of signs which are electrically lighted and employed fordisplay for advertising or other similar purposes.

I am aware that heretofore illuminated signs have been placed within anelectrically lighted franie in such a manner as to throw the lightagainst the sides of the devices such as letters for instance formingthe sign, buti believe it is broadly new to provide an electricallylighted sign within an electrically lighted frame in such a manner thatthe light lrom the frame 'ill be cast upon all parts of the sign, moreparticularly upon the bottom of the sign as well as upon the sidesthereof. thereby giving the sign the appearance of standing out in aflood of light, which latter is the purpose of my invention.

In carrying out my invention I preferably employ a frame provided withseries of lights arranged both exteriorly and interiorly thereof, a backfor the said frame, a sign or other device secured to and otl-scttrointhe said back within the said frame so that the light from the interior,of the frame may be rel'lcctetl entirely around the said sign, andelectrical circuits to and from the various series of lights forcompleting the electric circuits therethrongh.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elcva tion of my improvedilluminated sign. Fig. 2 is across section on line :22, m, Fig. l, andFig. 3 is a diagrammatic viewillustrating the electrical connectionsemployed in the sign.

Referring particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a frame which ispreferably hollow and may be made of sheet metal or suitablecomposition, or any other desired material. The frontinner portion ofthis frame is beveled as indicated at -l1 and the inner edge portion 12is preferably made parallel with the front or outer sides of the frame.Exteriorly the frame is -arranged with a series of lamps indicated at13, the sockets thereof being suitably secured in the corners at? theframe and intermediate of the corner lamps I prefer to employ a seriesof lamps indicated at H, secrets for which are also suitably secured inthe exterior portion of the said frame. Within the hollow frame 10 andin suitably spaced positions, I employ a l series of bracketsintlieatcd'at l5 and to each ln'at-kct 15, on the opposite sidesthereof, are secured lamp sockets 16 17 which. respectively areatla'uicd to receive lamp bulbs l8 19. The lamps 18 may he made of onecolor and form one series and the lamps 19 may be of another color andform another series.

20 indicates a back or support rovided with a ilange 21 adapted to fitwithin the opening in the rear of the frame 10 to fill and eiosii: thesame, and the back :20 may be secured in position by suitable catches 22or otherwise. Secured to the back or support; 20 I en'iploy a signdevice indicated. at 23. As illustrated in the drawing this sign devicerepresents the letter H and is preferably made of sheet me'al, but aswill be understood this sign device mayrepresent any desired characteror characters, or design and may be tirade of any other suitablematerial.

"ti'ithin the slut device 23 I prefer to employ sockets 2t :1 lapted toreceive an elec it'l lamp hull. so that; the sign device may heseparately and independently lighted. The sign device 23 is secured tothe lntt'h or um-dirt it) by means of bolts 26 and the pacing collarsf3? intervening between the said hack or support 20 and tie rear orunder surface ol. the sign device 23, so that instead of resting llushagainst the back or support the sign device is offset therefron in orderthat the light 1': om the lamps Within the frame mi y be reflected notonly against the sides of the device but entirely beneath the same toproduce the ellect of the sign dev ce floating in a flood of light. Theframe it) is provided in a suitable position with circuit switches 29 30and 31.

As llercinhelore indicated,the lights of the series t'n'rangedexteriorly of the :trame and both of the sides arrarmed interiorly ofthe frame and the ligl'its arranged in the sign device are preferablyarranged to be turned on and ed independently of one another, and asshown in Fig, 3 the lead Wires 32 are connected across the terminals ofeach of said switches 28 29 30 and 31; the

carrying the current to the other series of liliielifll'fii' 'erran eci1331118 the Wires a h 7 the lamps in the Sign. device 23, and the wirescarrying the current to fine lamps errangeci exterioriy of the frame,anci as will be apparent, any ene 01 more 023 these series of lamps maybe turned on simuitaneousiy snci an combination. of the seine may beempiriyeci. v

I claim as my iiiveiitionr l, n. illuminated sign comprisinge heiiowframe, series of electric lights arranged bcflresterieriy and interioriythereof, a.- sign Within the said frame, a. sup sort and. means ficm theswitch SO caMying the current to for securing the said sign t0 the saidsup g 20i.i, in'eii off-set position therefrom.

An iiiuminated sign comprising a 1101- low frame, a series of iightsarranged e tei-iciiy of the frame, independein; series of iighisaiianged interioriy' 0f the frame, a

Sign device Within the said frame, lights in. said sign device, a backfor the said frame, means for securing the said sign device to the saidback in an (iii-set position there frem and independent electriccircuits to each cf the said series of lights.

Signed by me this 19th day of August MORTEMER NGRDEN. i Vitnesses ARTHURH. SERRELL, Zsomemsmz.

